Drainboard



y 1938. J: L. PERKINS 2,116,363

DRAINBOARD Filed July 21, 1936 II II INVENTOR.

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BY Mala/wad Patented 3, lift? a Julian LPi-kihsl West sprig ApplicationJuly .2 1, 1936 S eria,

This invention relates to improvements in clothes wringer apparatus andis directed more particularly to improvements in drain boards forwringers. w,

The principal objects of .the invention are 1di- I rected to theprovision of adrain board structure'for a wringer wherein a drain boardis piv'-..

deed. to a wringer so it may beqswu'ngaway from:

x the rolls and it has a lower drip board with an upper apron or guidefor guiding clothes into and. between or away from the rolls ofthewringers As a special feature'of the invention the apron.

is ofsuch a nature as to permit water to flow .therethrough and onto thedrip board. when-"the? clothes are passed between the wringerrollsfor.are bein g fed therefrom; f y. I a Various other novel featuresandadvantages: of the inventionvwill be hereinafter "more fully; referredto in connection with the accompanying, description of the presentpreferred form thereof In the drawing: 1 i i l 1. Fig. 1 is a transversesectional elevational View through a wringer and showing the novelfeatures oi the invention associated therewith;

, Fig. 2, is a side elevational view of a wringer showing the drainboard construction of the invention associated therewith;

the invention will be fully described.

The novel features of the invention are adapted for use in connectionwith Wringers of various forms. A typical wringer is shown for purposesof description, and has end frames 2 and rolls 4 and 6' journalledtherein, and the said end frames are tied together in some suitablemanner as by a longitudinal bar member 6.

The end frames and longitudinalbar member, or such other connectingmeans between the said frames as may be desired, will provide a strong,rigid structure for the rolls. To this frame structure, which will behereinafter referred to as the frame, the drain board structure of theinvention is attached, preferably for swinging movements thereto.

A drain board of the invention indicated by ID is disposed at eitherside of the wringer and being alike, one only will lee-described indetail.

The drain board iii preferably consists of a frame which has endportions l2, an upper longitudinal portion l4 and a lower longitudinalportion It. The end portions l2 are formed as in Fig...-:to:project;upwardlyifrom' the Wringer and then -.inwardly,so,,1;hatthe'end portions are connected to; the: lower-longitudinal portion.

gl Ih'ewuppersendsl-of the endmembers l2 are, turned inwardly anddownwardly as shown at 5 I-8-,'\'so ..that the upper longitudinal memberI4 is connected torthesuppenends of the end members l2. 'I?he..frameimaybei'of wire or .rod for purposes-ofreconomy; n manufacture and forlight- 11655;? 3 :MH, M. 1.34:

' dripiboard Zilhas its ends secured to the end members ofithe frame andis disposed to incline downwardly as shown more clearly. in Fig. 1. Anapron foriguidingethe;clothes into the rolls and foriwreceivingrthem astheyaare delivered by the rollsis provided above the drip board.According toi- .one. rfeature;: of this invention the said apronisiofssuch aonature that water may pass therethrough and fallonto thedrip board below.

To this iendy-ai-plunality of wires or rods 24 extend fromtherupperxl'ongitudinal'frame member l4- outwardly ,and downwardly andhave their lowenenids secured to. a longitudinal member 26. The ends ofmember 26 are secured to end members l2.

It may here be stated that the various elements may be secured togetherby brazing, welding or in any other suitable way, all to the end thatthere is provided a strong, rigid structure which is light in weight. w

The drain board issecured to the wringer frame for swinging movementspreferably at its lower side so that the upper portion may be swung awayfrom the Wringer rolls. To this end, plates 3!! such as shown in Fig. '3are secured by O bolts 32 or the like to the longitudinal member 5 whichhave their ends 3| turned upwardly and then downwardly to providelongitudinal slots or bearings having open sides disposed downwardly.The drip board is cut away as at 34 to expose hinge parts ll oflongitudinal member Hi there being a member 39 at or near each end ofthe longitudinal member I6.

The hinge parts ll of the member l6 are receivable in the sockets ofmembers 30 and the parts function to permit the drain board to swing soits upper side may swing towards and away rom the rolls. The drain boardis mounted on the frame by moving it upwardly so the hinge parts I!enter the sockets of members 30 at each end of the longitudinal member6.

To retain the drain'board or boards in operable position, spring meansis provided. This preferably consists of one or more spring members suchas shown in Fig. 3 and hasloops 40 arranged to yieldingly bear on thelower side of the drip board 20. Intermediate coiled portions 42 arecarried by projections 44 of a plate or plates such as 46 secured to theunder side of the longitudinal frame member 6.

The spring device is so made that the loops 40 bear against the underside of the drip boards and yieldingly hold them in position, yet thedrain board may be tilted outwardly against the spring or springs. Bymoving a loop 40 away from the drip board, the longitudinal members i6may be dropped from the sockets of the members 30 to facilitate thedrain board being re-r moved from the wringer. I

It will be observed that the drain board is so constructed that water isconducted by the lower drip board away from the wringer and that theapron facilitates the guiding of theclothes to or away from the rolls,while any water therein falls through the apron and onto the lower dripboard. Should the material being passed into the wringer become jammed,the'drain board may be tilted forwardly away from the rolls tofacilitate the ready and easy removal of the material.

To facilitate water being conveyed onto the drip board, there isprovideda drip board 50 below the lower roll which has end parts 52 thatare pivoted as at 54 to the end frames. The pivotal connectionsfacilitate this drip board being tilted in one way or the other. Asshown in Fig. 1 the board. 50 is tiltedso as to direct water onto thedrip board at the left.

While I have describedthe invention in great detail and with respect toa preferred form thereof, it is not desired to be limited thereto sincemany changes and modifications may be apron thereabove provided withopenings theretfirough spaced substantially throughout its surface, andconnections between said drain board and wringer frame, the saidopenings being bounded by spaced apron-forming members.

2. The combination with a wringer frame of, a drain board having a lowerdrip board and an apron thereabove provided with openings therethroughspaced substantially throughout its surface, and connections betweensaid drain board and wringer frame, the said connections consisting ofparts associated with the drain 1 board pivoted in parts associated withthe wringer frame whereby the said board may be swung relative to saidframe.

3. The combination with a wringer frame of, a drain board having a lowerdrip board and an upper apron thereabove provided with openingstherethrough spaced substantially throughout its surface, sockets onsaid frame, hinge parts on said drain board removably and pivotablydisposed in said sockets, and spring means acting on said drain boardyieldingly holding the hinge parts in said sockets whereby the drainboard may swing relative to said wringer.

4. A unitary drain board comprising in combination, a frame includingend and longitudinal members, the end members being disposed indifferent planes, a lower drip board secured to said members, and spacedbars extending transversely above and over the drip board secured to thelongitudinal members forming a drain board provided with openingssubstantially throughout its surface.

5. A unitary drain board comprising in combination, a frame havingspaced end members extendin forwardly, upwardly and rearwardly,

longitudinal members extending between and connected to the first-namedmembers, a drip board secured to said members, and an apron

